“I have to apologize to Kelly Gregg,” Roethlisberger said. “I blamed him for it during the game. I’ll have to apologize when I see him on the field. I was giving him a hard time. But any time that these two teams play, the winner walks off feeling pretty good about themselves. I know that because I know some of the guys over there and I know what this rivalry means. So like I said, it’s always a big-time game.”

After Tuesday’s practice, Gregg said he was eager to hear Roethlisberger’s apology.

“I’ll be looking for it,” Gregg said with a big smile. “Tell him to throw me a ball, too.”

Gregg said during the game, he tried to tell Roethlisberger that he was blaming the wrong guy, but Roethlisberger wouldn’t hear it.

“I told him it wasn’t me, but I don’t think he believed me,” Gregg said. “But his nose was messed up. Haloti got him good. He needs to go see a plastic surgeon about that.”